FROM: General Merrill A. McPeak, USAF Chief of Staff 10 Sep 93
SUBJECT: SPACECAST 2020 Terms of Reference
TO: All Major Commands
AFIT
1. The Air Force mission is to defend the United States through
control and exploitation of air and space. To fulfill that
mission in the next century, we must identify now those high-
leverage space technologies and systems that will best support
the warfighter. I have asked the commander, Air University (AU),
to form a study group with this purpose in mind. This effort
will be called SPACECAST 2020.
2. The study group will report directly to CSAF. It will be
chaired by the AU commander and will consist of Air Command and
Staff College, Air War College and AFIT students and faculty, as
well as staff at the College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research, and
Education (CADRE). MAJCOMs will be represented by the MAJCOM
chairs at AU, and by an executive board composed of AF/XO and the
vice commanders of the Air Force MAJCOMs. Each MAJCOM will fund
the travel of its executive board members.
3. Members of SPACECAST 2020 are authorized to consult
individuals from the Air Force Secretariat, the Air Staff, and
the MAJCOMs. The project may draw on appropriate military and
civilian space, science, and technology sectors and agencies, as
well as federally funded research and development centers.
4. The study group will produce a collection of concept papers,
highlighting technologies and applications that have the greatest
potential. A draft of the group's initial findings will be ready
for MAJCOM/CV review by 14 Jan 94, with a Final Report by 30 Jun
94.
5. The AU Project Director is Col Charles G. White, JR, DSN 493-
7629/2677.